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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 137 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Reduce, reuse, recycle): Reduce = use less · reuse = use again · recycle = break down and remake. Renewable: sun, wind, water, biogas, waves. Non-renewable: coal, petrol, diesel, natural gas. Count savings with × and ÷: bags per week × weeks, bottles ÷ bottles per bench.

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  1. 1.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
  3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
  4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
  8. 8.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  11. 11.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  19. 19.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  21. 21.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  28. 28.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  32. 32.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
  39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
  40. 40.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 4
  3. sunlight
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. renewable
  6. carry a cloth bag
  7. buy less packaging
  8. non-renewable
  9. 25
  10. 5
  11. True
  12. reuse
  13. protects the future
  14. reduce
  15. melt glass into new jars
  16. 16
  17. 7
  18. reduce
  19. True
  20. reuse
  21. renewable
  22. False
  23. renewable
  24. 56
  25. 10
  26. 20
  27. reuse
  28. True
  29. True
  30. print on both sides
  31. reduce
  32. False
  33. reuse gift paper
  34. recycle
  35. True
  36. turn plastic into tiles
  37. recycle
  38. 12
  39. switch off unused lights
  40. True

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